Packet 9: Bonus 9
Jainism’s schism has been dated to a 12-year famine in this ruler’s reign, during which he left his throne to his son and migrated South to become a monk. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this father of Bindusara who founded the Mauryan empire.
ANSWER: Chandragupta Maurya [or Sandrokottos or Androcottus]
[10e] Chandragupta came to power under the tutelage of Chanakya, a member of this caste who wrote the Arthashastra (“AR-thuh-shah-struh”). This priestly class is the highest in India’s caste system.
ANSWER: Brahmins [or Brahmanas]
[10h] After overthrowing Dhana Nanda, Chandragupta took this capital city of the Nanda Empire as his kingdom’s capital. This city in Magadha (“MUH-guh-duh”) later served as the seat of the Shungas (“SHOON-guhs”) and Guptas.
ANSWER: Pataliputra [or Patna]
<Editors, Other History> | Packet I
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 121 | 14.38 | 90% | 45% | 9% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham A | Edinburgh A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Durham D | Edinburgh B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Edinburgh C | Durham C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Sheffield A | Durham B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| York | Edinburgh D | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 8.00 | 80% | 0% | 0% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 15.00 | 100% | 38% | 13% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 17.14 | 100% | 57% | 14% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 40% | 40% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 14.44 | 89% | 56% | 0% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 7.50 | 75% | 0% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 12 | 16.67 | 92% | 75% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 11.11 | 89% | 22% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 14.44 | 78% | 56% | 11% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 10 | 18.00 | 100% | 60% | 20% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 100% | 63% | 38% |
| South Central | US | Y | 7 | 8.57 | 71% | 14% | 0% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 13 | 15.38 | 92% | 54% | 8% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 10.00 | 60% | 40% | 0% |